Styx: Master of Shadows PS4 Review
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Having watched the opening cutscene, which sees your character captured and questioned by the humans of this world, Styx: Master of Shadows, begins in the past. Your first taste of gameplay tasks you with navigating your goblin character through the underbelly of some castle-like dungeon in pursuit of your dagger. This, your main weapon that was taken from you when you were captured. All of this serving as a tutorial that teaches you the systems and mechanics of the game as you traverse your way towards your objective. Your overarching goal though is very clear right from the start. To reach and steal the heart of the world tree.
The majority of this early portion of the game revolves around sneaking through the environment, snuffing out torches and clinging to the shadows to avoid the humans that will kill me in seconds if they become alerted to my presence.
Having claimed my dagger though, it is now that the game opens up. Killing and fighting my adversaries becomes available. However, it quickly becomes apparent that Styx: Master of the shadows should be played exactly how it sounds. This is a stealth game. Make no mistake.